Hadith on Fasting: Warning to those who break fast without excuse

Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “While I was sleeping, two men came to me and took me by the arm to a rough mountain. They said: Climb up. I said: I am unable to do so. They said: We will make it easy for you. I climbed until I was halfway up the mountain and I heard loud voices. I said: What are these loud voices? They said: This is the howling of the people of Hellfire. Then, they departed with me until I saw some people hanging by their heels, the corners of their mouth split open and running with blood. I said: Who are these? They said: They are those who would break their fasting before it was complete.”

Source: al-Sunan al-Kubrá 7396

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ إِذْ أَتَانِي رَجُلانِ فَأَخَذَا بِضَبْعِيَّ فَأَتَيَا بِي جَبَلا وَعْرًا فَقَالا لِيَ اصْعَدْ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي لا أُطِيقُهُ فَقَالا إِنَّا سَنُسَهِّلُهُ لَكَ فَصَعِدْتُ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنْتُ فِي سَوَاءِ الْجَبَلِ إِذَا أَنَا بِأَصْوَاتٍ شَدِيدَةٍ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذِهِ الأَصْوَاتُ قَالُوا هَذَا عُوَاءُ أَهْلِ النَّارِ ثُمَّ انْطُلِقَ بِي فَإِذَا أَنَا بِقَوْمٍ مُعَلَّقِينَ بِعَرَاقِيبِهِمْ مُشَقَّقَةٌ أَشْدَاقُهُمْ تَسِيلُ أَشْدَاقُهُمْ دَمًا قَالَ قُلْتُ مَنْ هَؤُلاءِ قَالَ هَؤُلاءِ الَّذِينَ يُفْطِرُونَ قَبْلَ تَحِلَّةِ صَوْمِهِمْ

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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